I’m looking for rentals in a new area of investment for myself and am noticing that many of the listings do not have Central AC.Can someone tell me of their experiences and thoughts on buying duplexes/tri’s and the sort with window units VS Central AC.The area that I’m looking at generally has a fast turn around for renters, as the area is growing and has a large college nearby.Also, How long do your window units last in comparison with what the manufacturer suggests?

That should tell you something, the rural area may not be  a problem but the Manufactured Home Enviroment is Not going to bring your property up, it will bring it down.  

I would not think there is any price difference between any of the manufacture's.

If you will consider manufactured housing that does open up quite a bit.

I am in the process of getting a single wide manufactured home refinanced w a portfolio loan from a local bank. 

Indianapolis was on Amazon's HQ2 list & hopefully more private tech companies land in Indy as it transitions from manufacturing; Plenty of great colleges/university creating a talent pool which is attractive.   

I am currently in Business Development for manufacturing company.  

Hi, I'm a current student at Virginia Tech.I read a REI thread on another forum and opened an LLC to conduct the resale (and financing) of manufactured homes.

Your biggest qualifiers for going with a conventional loan will be:The dwelling unit is built on a permanent chassis and attached to a permanent foundation systemThe manufactured home and the land on which it is situated must be title as real propertyThe home should have a HUD Data Plate and the HUD Certification Label (tag)Any idea on those?

.- parcel of land is .9 acres. mostly flat, few dense trees is back that can be cleared or left alone- currently zoned for residential but we're inquiring if that can be changed- closest town is less than 5miles away with population of approx. 16K in 2011- located less than 2miles from small county owned joint civil/military airport. 77% general aviation, 23% military. average 60 flts per day- adding water and sewer to property is approximately $2500.00- median average income $35K, median house/condo value $115K, median gross rent 2009 $585- 9.8% unemployment 2012, 2005-2009 Industries: (1st) Manufacturing: 16%, (2nd) Retail: 12%So, what would you guys and gals do?